International Mechanism Submissions

This report concerns the situation of LGBT+ people in Armenia. It particularly focuses on discrimination that LGBT+ people face in the field of education and healthcare system, hate crimes and hate speech, as well as domestic violence. The first part of the report includes a description of the new legislative regulations and policies with short notice on implementation of the recommendations made during the previous UPR cycle. The second part of the report summarizes the practice of discrimination, hate crimes and hate speech, with short evaluation of implementation of the new legislation and the recommendations from the previous UPR cycle concerning the practical measures that must be undertaken to insure effective legal remedies. The data analyzed in the report is based on the evidence revealed and documented by the organization during its' work of the last five years. The recommendations of Pink Armenia and The Advocates for Human Rights are reflected in the last third part of the report and refer to both legislative and practical measures that are needed to be undertaken by the State to combat discrimination and to provide for effective protection for LGBT+ community.